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English: Sign for the Fighting Cocks, Godshill The Romans introduced cock-fighting to Britain and it was prohibited by Cromwell in 1653. It remained popular until sterner measures were taken in the nineteenth century. Henry VIII and James I were said to have been keen on cock-fights. Large sums of money were wagered on the outcome of the fights between specially bred birds equipped with steel spurs.
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Author Trish Steel
Camera location50° 56′ 02″ N, 1° 45′ 03″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location50° 56′ 02″ N, 1° 45′ 03″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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